My Muse's Musings

I recently finished my book   Have Wand, Will Travel: Once Bitten, Twice Shy .  It's for Robyn Peterman's Magic and Mayhem Kindle World. It was supposed to be a novella and ended up being a 41,435 word novel. Now that I'm at loose ends having finished the project, what comes next?  Well, while I wait for the edits from my editor, I move on to the next project.  And while I'm in Paranormal mode I'm going to write the 2nd book of my Superstition Series. Deep Within The Stone. I have a rough mock up of a cover but I'll post the finished one as soon as it's available. And I'm nearly at the 10,000 word mark already.  Since I'm so far along I thought I'd post the beginning to give you just a little taste. Isle of Skye, Scotland 1354 CHAPTER 1 Coldness permeated Finlay MacLeod’s body, bone-deep and damp. A small finger of reflective light crept across the floor from above. The sun was going down and the chill would grow worse.   He ha...

First of all I want to thank everyone who signed up for my newsletter during the Mega author giveaway we ran last month. I only send out my newsletter when I have important news, three or four times a year,  when I have a new book being released or one going on sale. So you don't have to worry that I'll bombard you with newsletters. BIG NEWS!!!! I'm so excited!!! Can you hear the SQEEEE? The 8th installment of my SEAL TEAM Heartbreaker Series, BREAKING POINT will be released March 15th. I'm really pleased with the novella. It's Trish and Langley's story. They've been in every book of the series. Their home is the meeting place for the team during important moments. And Trish is the leader of the ladies. She acts as a mentor to the new military wives and girlfriends, offers them the hand of friendship and also organizes help when there's an emergency. And now it's her turn to have something major happen in her life and her marriage. The Blur...

I've been seeing a trend in the writing-reading world. A trend toward shorter books. Mostly novella length things that run between 20,000-35,000 words. I suppose some readers like them because they're usually less money to purchase and can be read in about an hour and a half instead of the all day marathon most of my books demand. I'd love to know what you think so please leave a comment to this post if you have time. I've highlighted the questions I'd like you to ponder on as you read this blog. I have written several shorter works. My latest is Have Wand Will Travel a Magic and Mayhem Kindle World novella of 35,324 words. But I have to tell you writing short is difficult for me. I've posted the word count for all my shorter pieces below. To Capture A Highlander's Heart: The Beginning is  3,064 Caught In The Act is  3,331 An Automated Death is 14,099 To Capture A Highlander's Heart: The Courtship is 19,958 Breaking Ties  (A SEAL Team He...